Smiles All Around -- Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., and clergy from St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, pose for a photo with students following the noon Mass on Feb. 3. The Bishop celebrated the Mass to wrap up the close of Catholic Schools Week. Mary Stadnyk photo

Following a bustling week complete with special activities such as hosting an open house, participating in academic competitions and enjoying fun events like a pep rally, students in St. Mary of the Lakes School wrapped up Catholic Schools Week 2019 with a special visit by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.

Catholic Schools Week drew to a strong finish for Donovan Catholic’s students Feb. 1 when nationally known athlete and motivational speaker Gene Zannetti shared a very Catholic perspective on how to connect the dots between faith and the fast living world of today.More ...Saturday, February 2, 2019

The student body of St. Rose of Lima School welcomed Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., with song, dance, laughter and well-considered questions Jan. 31 during his Catholic Schools Week visit to the 143-year-old Freehold Catholic school.More ...Friday, February 1, 2019

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week, student representatives and school officials of Catholic Schools from around the state were recognized Jan. 31 at the State House in Trenton for all they contribute to New Jersey – quality education, responsible citizenship and financial support.More ...Friday, February 1, 2019

Catholic Schools Week 2019 has officially begun in the Trenton Diocese. And now schools are gearing up for a bustling activities week ranging from open houses, special Masses and prayer services to welcoming visitors such as parents, grandparents and folks who serve in their communities.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

Just as learning is a lifelong process that builds upon past successes and strong framework for future ones, the diocesan Department of Catholic Schools continually strives to fulfill its stated mission to “provide leadership, direction, support, and service to pastors, principals, and school communities as they form students in the Catholic faith and develop each child’s potential.” More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

Mindful of the challenge to protect the earth, “our common home,” posed by Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’,” Catholic schools continue to integrate positive environmental initiatives while teaching students about the call to be good stewards of creation.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

In his encyclical, “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis makes clear the relationship between human life and creation, stressing that a failure to care for creation compromises, among other things, human health.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

In 1736, when Benjamin Franklin coined the phrase “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he was talking about fire safety. But the same axiom can be applied today when it comes to helping students’ with social anxieties.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

Organizers of the annual Polar Plunge for Catholic Education are calling this year’s event one for the record books.

“This is the biggest year yet for the Polar Plunge,” event chairman Jim Shaw said enthusiastically as some 500 in the water and hundreds on the beach concluded a triumphal march up the sandy shoreline after taking an icy dip in the Atlantic Ocean.

Along with forming students in faith, Catholic schools around the Trenton Diocese strive to offer young scholars a wide range of academic programs and extracurricular activities that stretch the boundaries of the educational experience.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019

Each year, Catholics schools around the country take a week to celebrate the gift of providing students with a quality education in a Catholic faith-based environment.

The 2019 observance of Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 27 through Feb. 2 and is a time for schools to highlight their academic excellence, spirit of service, leadership, community and discipleship, and their continuum of faith formation that prepares students to make a difference in their world.

In support of Catholic education, The Monitor has published a special edition that highlights all that Catholic schools around the Diocese have to offer. Click here to read the special edition.

The Catholic doctrine of love thy neighbor rings loud and clear throughout the Trenton Diocese, and schools are using Catholic Schools Week as an opportunity to highlight what they do in terms of works of service and helping others in need.More ...Monday, January 28, 2019